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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Because Blount is a complete liability in pass protection. If he's in the game, teams tend to simply overload one side of the line and attack Freeman. They can even do this while running a run blitz because they can drop an extra man into the box. They know that by overloading, Freeman won't have time to set up a deep route, so they can both blitz the hell out of Freeman while also keying on Blount.
Blount's complete apathy in pass-pro has made him a liability as an every down back.
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So spend a top 5 pick on a RB so he can pass protect.
Brilliant.